Month: September 2025

September 2025　Lameck Fiwa joined the short-term research program at the Tokyo University of Agriculture

From September 28th to October 22nd, Lameck Fiwa from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture.
Through discussions and collaborative research with Japanese researchers, he analyzed the results of collaborative research on hydrological models, which are at the cutting edge of environmental conservation agriculture research, and prepared to submit a paper to an international academic journal. During his stay, he visited Nagoya University with Prof. Okazawa to discuss methods for summarizing the research results.

September 2025　 Nicholas Sikoya Chanza joined the short-term research program at the Tokyo University of Agriculture

From September 18th to November 23rd, Nicholas Sikoya Chanza from Sustainable Cape Maclear (CBO) in Chembe village was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture.
He learned multifaceted techniques from Japan’s leading examples of agroforestry, forest seed production and tree planting, and environmentally friendly agriculture.
Through collaborative research, he built a foundation for utilizing these techniques on the ground in Malawi. During his stay, he visited Miyagi Prefecture, Date City in Hokkaido, and Nagano University, and other places, and conducted collaborative research on Japan’s leading examples of various techniques and methods of collaboration with community stakeholders.

September 2025　Placid Mpeketula joined the short-term research program at the Tokyo University of Agriculture

From September 18th to November 23rd, Placid Mpeketula from the University of Malawi was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture.
Through discussions and collaborative research with Japanese researchers, he conducted a detailed analysis of the results of empirical research on soil improvement processes and mechanisms and leverage point analysis, and prepared a paper for submission to an international academic journal.